Esplanade Avenue of French Quarter, New Orleans Photos

Esplanade Avenue was once the downriver (northeast) fortification of the French Quarter of New Orleans. It became a fashionable avenue on the edge of the Vieux Carré with a selection of architecture different from that found in the older French Quarter.

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Old U.S. Mint (c1838) (420 Esplanade Ave.) now part of Louisiana State Museum. New Orleans, LA. Style: Greek Revival. Architect: William Strickland. On National Register.

Old U.S. Mint which housed troops during Civil War. New Orleans, LA.

Old U.S. Mint produced coins until 1909 & later became federal prison. New Orleans, LA.

Former Chiesa del Redemptore church (1914), now a house, at 601 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA.

Heritage house at 547 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA.

Pair of homes with elaborate cast iron work at 529-533 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA. On National Register.

Cast iron details of 533 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA.

Henry Raphael Denis House (1834) , then home of Japanese chemist Jokichi Takamine, discoverer of Adrenaline (600 Esplanade at Chartres St.). New Orleans, LA.